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# Senior Informatica PowerCenter Administrator

- **Company:** Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
- **Location:** Buffalo, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000 - $150,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, User Authentication, Unix, Software Code Optimization, Databases, System Configuration, Data Integration, IBM DB2, Disaster Recovery, File Systems, Middleware, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Release Management, Runbook, Shell Script, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Teradata SQL, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Informatica Powercenter, Snowflake, Change Data Capture, Enterprise Integration
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/77073CD2054E4E81A8567E4AB846F78B/job/

## About the Role

* 6+ years of overall IT, Data Integration, or Middleware experience.
 * 5+ years of hands-on Informatica PowerCenter Administration experience.
 * Strong expertise administering:
 * Informatica Domain
 * Repository Service
 * Integration Service
 * PowerCenter Nodes
 * Model Repository Service (MRS)
 * Data Integration Service (DIS)
 * Content Management Service (CMS)
 * Hands-on experience with Informatica Administrator Console and Repository Manager.
 * Experience configuring and supporting LDAP and Active Directory authentication.
 * Strong expertise in migration strategies including deployment groups, object migrations, and release deployment activities.
 * Experience supporting enterprise production environments with 24x7 operational requirements.
 * Strong troubleshooting skills across Informatica, databases, Unix/Linux, networking, security, and infrastructure components.
 * Experience supporting Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Teradata, Snowflake, and other enterprise database platforms.
 * Experience with Unix/Linux administration, shell scripting, SQL, and automation scripting.
 * Strong understanding of backup, restore, disaster recovery, patching, upgrades, and hotfix implementation.
 * Experience managing incidents, problems, changes, outages, and root cause analysis activities.
 * Excellent communication, analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

These will help you stand out

 * Experience supporting PowerExchange and Change Data Capture (CDC) implementations.
 * Experience administering multi-node Informatica environments and high-availability architectures.
 * Expertise with enterprise-scale Informatica upgrades, migrations, and platform modernization initiatives.
 * Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms, including Snowflake and hybrid integration environments.
 * Experience developing automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and platform monitoring.
 * Experience supporting regulated and business-critical environments with strict uptime and compliance requirements.

## Description

As a Senior Informatica PowerCenter Administrator , you will make an impact by ensuring the stability, performance, security, and availability of enterprise data integration platforms that support critical business operations and analytics. You will be a valued member of the Data Integration and Middleware team and work collaboratively with application teams, database administrators, infrastructure teams, security teams, and business stakeholders to manage, optimize, and support large-scale Informatica environments.

This role requires deep hands-on expertise in Informatica administration, production support, platform optimization, migrations, upgrades, and operational excellence within business-critical enterprise environments.

In this role, you will:

 * Install, configure, administer, patch, upgrade, and maintain Informatica PowerCenter environments across development, testing, and production landscapes.
 * Manage Informatica Domains, Nodes, Repository Services, Integration Services, Model Repository Services (MRS), Data Integration Services (DIS), and Content Management Services (CMS).
 * Administer users, groups, roles, privileges, folders, security configurations, and LDAP/Active Directory integrations.
 * Support object migrations across environments using deployment groups, repository migration processes, and release management best practices.
 * Monitor platform health, workflow execution, repository performance, filesystem utilization, and infrastructure resources to ensure operational reliability.
 * Troubleshoot production incidents involving workflows, repositories, connectivity, performance bottlenecks, and service failures.
 * Perform performance tuning of workflows, sessions, Integration Services, repositories, databases, and supporting infrastructure.
 * Manage capacity planning, cache management, file systems, backup strategies, disaster recovery procedures, and business continuity processes.
 * Lead PowerCenter upgrades, hotfix deployments, platform maintenance activities, and rollback procedures while minimizing business disruption.
 * Coordinate with Unix/Linux, Windows, Security, Network, Database, and Infrastructure teams to resolve complex production and platform issues.
 * Support PowerExchange, Change Data Capture (CDC), and enterprise integration services where applicable.
 * Participate in on-call support rotations, outage management, root cause analysis (RCA), and operational improvement initiatives.
 * Create and maintain operational procedures, architecture documentation, runbooks, disaster recovery guides, and support knowledge repositories.